4/9/2017 0 Comments Map completion in Guild Wars 2I really like that completing a zone is about more than just quests. It is about the waypoints, quests, points of interests, viewpoints, and hero challenges (I still want to call them skill points...). For someone hasn't played it probably sounds pretty overwhelming but its actually not. I would say that it is a lot less overwhelming than having to do a bunch of quests to complete the zones because the tasks are different, and it is very exploration driven. Even though I've explored these areas multiple times I don't tire of exploring them again, because of how beautiful they are and how magical they are. I still notice things I've never noticed before and seeing things from a different perspective always adds to experience. Being able to glide now really adds to this. I can see so many things differently because of gliding off of hills and mountains. The first time I did map completion it was way before gliding ever came out so there are a lot of areas still untouched by gliding for me. In this chilly zone there is so much majesty and elegance, it is just the type of place I want to revisit over and over again. Having the different types of tasks really helps to break up the monotony, especially since a lot of the tasks are pretty easy to do, like getting waypoints, points of interest, hero challenges, and a lot of the viewpoints. I like that map completion is very exploration driven and wouldn't want it any other way, it seems like the perfect way to enjoy such a beautiful game!
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4/8/2017 0 Comments LCS League of LegendsI personally like watching the EU LCS (I like the casters, and it is at a better time for me). I like watching the LCS because I like to learn about what the pros are doing, now that doesn't mean I will take everything they are doing into solo que because being a pro group is very different from being solo/duo but it there are of course things that I can and like to learn. It is observational learning, and watching/doing is how I learn best (reading them doesn't translate over nicely for me). This is the only sport I watch because it is the only one I play, I get bored very quickly of watching more traditional sports because I don't play them, and I have no drive to play them. Chasing a ball around is just not really my thing *shrugs* (or any other objects like a puck).
Being able to be a deadly Sylvari is (gaming cross over Zyra is pretty much a Guild Wars 2 Sylvari). What I like about the EU casters is their hype and their insight, sometimes I feel like with other regions it isn't as even of a mix with the caster. With NA it feels more like it is about they hype, with a lot of the Asian regions it is all about the insight. I feel like EU LCS falls somewhere in the middle of that and that is where I like to be. I want to be hyped about the games but I also want to understand why they are doing the things they do, and how little micro decisions can truly impact the games. Most of the things I watch are to learn something from (this is why I love the history channel, and some science/travel shows too), and I feel like I get a pretty healthy dose of observational learning from watching the pros and from the analysis the caster bring! In Conan Exiles you can have a lot of different building materials, and because of this sometimes they can get scattered and hard to find. That's where organization really helps (especially if you have as many people in your guild as we do). With twelve people running around gathering, and making things it can get really easy for things to end up everywhere. This is where someone with good organization skill came in and made everything nice and neat. With all these people we have so much stuff that we needed giant boxes for everything, and labels so that everything could be easily found. The rest of the base could be a mess but the crafting areas definitely have to be in order. And I'm sure this will be even more important in the future as they add more stuff (when I took these screenshots the building snapping was super buggy which is why everything is tier one). It maybe a lot of effort but it is well worth setting up the right way (and this goes for a lot of things in life as well, having things be a mess just take extra time away from the project at hand every time you have to find something).
I love the Paladin class hall, it is this beautiful underground cathedral. There is something so pure about it, but also haunted. There are these metal doors that you can enter and see all of these tombs, it is a little bit strange for this place to also be a tomb for many Paladins, but it is also a way of protecting the dead. There is something very sacred about this place and even a beauty in death. These people are still cherished and that is something wonderful. Everything about this place makes it feel right for my Paladin. The light somehow shining in, the people seated waiting for service to start, the statues of great Paladins, and the vines on the inside showing its age. It feels like everything a holy sanctuary should be. I like being here (I also really like being able to exit straight into the Eastern Plaguelands, that is a really nice perk of being a Paladin). In contrast it is pretty crazy that it leads out into the Eastern Plaguelands a place full of scourge and undeath. It is amazing that something so holy would go untouched by the plague. Maybe it alludes to one day Undead being able to be Paladins. I know lore wise that doesn't really work but who says that the Undead couldn't be purified. It is an open book after Legion, we don't know where the story will go from here. I would be excited to see that (as well as gnome druids, that feels like it that would be super cute). I am glad that this is my Paladins class hall. I wouldn't want it any other way, it has the perfect sense of holiness and purity, with just a hint of being haunted. This is the place that I feel any lawful good creature would want to live.
One of my favorite things about MMO's is that you don't have to look very far to find adventure. Whether it is you playing something for the first time or the fifth there, there is always something new to do, or a new way to play. Even leveling can hold so many different ways. I could level by doing pet battles, quests, pvp, holiday events, dungeons ect... I could do something crazy like staying in the starting zone to level the whole way or take my adventure on the road. One of my favorite things about MMO's is that there is no right way to play them. I can be a "filthy casual" all I want and still have fun (I see this term as a term of endearment now XD). I could level a bunch of different characters or only play one to do all of the end content, I could do old content or new content, in the end it is my choice. I get to choose the adventure I take. I like that sense of freedom, that it is my story and I get to write it as I go along. One of my favorite things about World of Warcraft is how much content there is, it can be a little overwhelming sometimes but I also don't feel like I will ever get bored, and if I'm not feeling like doing one thing I can always switch what I am doing. Personally I've been sticking to pet battles, holiday events, and old raids, but I like to know that there are other things I can do if I want to. That if I needed to clear my mind I could just go fishing or start a new character. I could hop on a roll playing server and become a completely different person, or hang out and just talk to people.
It gives me the sense of the world is what I make it, and that gives me hope and a feeling of freedom. And that is something I truly appreciate, sometimes your hope battery needs refilling (especially right now) and it is nice to know that I have someplace I can go to do that. 4/3/2017 0 Comments Fashion Wars Guild Wars 2There is good reason for why Guild Wars 2 is also lovingly known as fashion wars. As long as you don't have your character dyed all black/white you are unlikely to find someone with the same outfit as you. Even if you are in all black you could have a different helm, gloves and backpiece like the person in this picture. Being able to make your character your own is something that I love about Guild Wars 2. I change my dyes all of the time and like messing around with the different outfits as well. On top of that it is really cool to go around and look at different peoples outfits, what colors they've chosen, what piece of gear they put together, and what backpiece and weapon they paired with it. It is very rare that I see someone wearing the same exact outfit and even more unlikely that they have the exact same dyes. People have so many unique and interesting ideas and it is really cool that Guild Wars 2 has such a nice system to allow this to flourish. Looking at all of the unique outfits and colors actually makes me hope for them to put housing into the game, can you imagine how different each persons house would be? I would love to see it. I went into Lion's Arch for about 10 minutes to take these pictures. I thought it was neat seeing these two, that they had almost the same outfit but the colors differ a bit and then the over all look of their characters is different with their hair and the backpiece. It is neat to see how much the little things can change the overall look. I happened to take the picture as this person was getting mail, which ended up being really cool! I love the fashion wars, and having an environment where everyone works together but have different styles. Even if you like different things, you can still work together with others to change/do things, and I think that is a good message!
4/2/2017 2 Comments My Depression made me StrongI know the title leaves a lot of questions but it is one of those things that you don't realize how strong you are until you climb out of that hole. I went through a lot, but the thing is that I got through it. Having a past that was so dark and bleak makes me appreciate the light even more so. It is like when it is super cold in winter and you miss the summer days and those first warm days you really appreciate, more than every other warm day after that, but with this I don't feel like that appreciation fades, not to the same extent. My weakness made me strong, I don't know who said it but "A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor" rings all too true for me. I know that I can get through whatever is thrown at me now because I've gotten through much worse.
I am, I would say spiritual (not much of an organized religion person, I've seen too much corruption for that) and that was one of those things that kept me around through some of my worst moments (and my parents, they've always loved me very much even if they weren't always the best at being there for me, they weren't great at being there for themselves or each other either, they don't have the best communication skills). Regardless, I always knew I was loved. Even though that was a dark and lonely time, I also learned how to survive by myself because of it. Being stuck with the demons was probably one of the worst experiences, the bad things that happened were awful but what was worse what those little voices making each situation seem more terrible than it actually was. The ones that haunt you and you really start to believe, the more they whisper in your ears. Eventually you have to learn that those little voices aren't real, they are just the demons trying to haunt you, trying to corrupt your thinking, but they are not you. You aren't the one saying those things, you aren't the bad person, that thinks those terrible things, and once you learn to separate yourself from those things they become much easier to deal with. If you think that it is you doing it, it is much easier to feel like you deserve whatever those voices say, but if you look at them differently and realize they are separate they can just be that "person" you don't like, the one that will eventually leave your life. My depression, and all the turmoil I faced made me strong, because it taught me so many lessons early in life. I have a never surrender attitude because of this. I had help to get out of this hole but learning to deal with the demons was on my own. No one can make the choices for you to change, to look at things from a different perspective, that has to come from you, and it is important. This terrible bit that you maybe going through, it won't last (if you've gone through something terrible I'm sure you know how true this is). Just remember that, that terrible time will make you stronger (that doesn't mean put yourself through hell to learn this) but it does mean that tomorrow is a new day, and that everything can and will change. It is up to you to make that change what you want. A brighter tomorrow is just around the corner if you are willing to work for it. 4/1/2017 0 Comments Megabase in Conan ExilesIt may not be that pretty since we didn't have a lot of time to work on it but it is huge. It actually extends behind me and to the sides of me as well. It is pretty cool that you can build such a giant base but at the same time you need a lot of people to do so. A couple of very dedicated people could but they would have to put a ton of time into it.
The only other thing is it getting destroyed so much work goes into making it that it getting destroyed is pretty heart breaking. I get very conflicted about this because I don't like starting all over again but at the same time I do like building (and I started liking thieving other peoples stuff... only if they started it though by attack me, my guild, or my base though). I still feel bad about destroying stuff but if I am basically taking back my stuff (sometimes with a tax) I feel no remorse for it. Which is kind of funny because I'm usually a pretty peaceful person. We spent pretty much all weekend to build this with just two and a half people (3rd person wasn't there the whole time). And that feels like a pretty big achievement seeing as how much we actually got done but at the same time, I'm not interested in doing that over and over again. This base is up on a plateau so it is harder to get into but to secure it we had to take the whole plateau and it is a pretty big one. The conflict I feel about this game is what gets me and my poor megabase. If it couldn't be destroyed, I would work hard on making it really nice but since it can be, there isn't much of a point. Part of me has been wanting to get the sims 4 and just build with that but it isn't really a game that my family would play with me. Until I get too frustrated and get sick of rebuilding this megabase, it is mine! |
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